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. >> the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world, and they are the a.l. western division champions. unbelievable! >> let's hear that again. >> my three favorite words. >> amazing when you think more pundits counted these guys out at the start of the season and even the midway point. the a's win the a.l. west title and solidify their spot in the playoffs. fans are riding high. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i watched the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome! >> i love that guy. he'll be able to take a bathroom break during the next game. the a's start the next game in detroit. the a's are back in oakland for game three. that time is also needing to be determined. >> that is a true fan. no brew and no path room break. way to go, man. >>> well, the giants also know who they'll be facing in their opening series of postseason play. they start a five-game series on saturday at home at at&t park taking on the cincinnati reds. game time set for 6:30. game two on sunday, time to be determined and then game three in cincinnati. t
. >> the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world, and they are the a.l. western division champions. unbelievable! >> let's hear that again. >> my three favorite words. >> amazing when you think more pundits counted these guys out at the start of the season and even the midway point. the a's win the a.l. west title and solidify their spot in the playoffs. fans are riding high. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i watched...
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the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world. >> you heard it. the a's are now the american league western division champs. six months ago, baseball experts had just written them off. but the a's fooled them all. securing the title after a sweep of the texas rangers. up next, the detroit tigers. we turn to jean elle. boy, what a game. >> jessica, this is exactly what a's fans have been dreaming about. a swing at the playoffs and, dare i say, the world series? fans tonight say they are ready for an exciting ride. >> i can't believe it. mom, they said we couldn't do it, we did it. >> the a's beat the rangers at a sold-out coliseum securing the top spot in the mesh league west heading into the playoffs. >> the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world. >> this is better than '89. i was there in '89. this is way louder. this is something that came from nowhere to overcome. and it was awesome. it was just awesome. >> fans say going from 13 games back to the top of the heap feels like magic. life-long fan rudy salazar says he couldn't
the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world. >> you heard it. the a's are now the american league western division champs. six months ago, baseball experts had just written them off. but the a's fooled them all. securing the title after a sweep of the texas rangers. up next, the detroit tigers. we turn to jean elle. boy, what a game. >> jessica, this is exactly what a's fans have been dreaming about. a swing at the playoffs and, dare i say, the world series? fans...
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they beat the texas rangers and they have one game to go. the division title is up for grabs in the last game of the regular season. nbc bay area's christie smith is live at the coliseum where a sellout crowd is gathering for the first pitch. >> reporter: you are hearing a lot of "let's go oakland." we are 90 minutes from game town. everyone hoping for the sweep. people were lined up at the gate at 8:00 trying to get in. tickets for today's game are gone. they are available for other games. this morning, fans feeling great about the a's team heading into the final game with the rangers. the a's needed a win to grab that first playoff berth since 2006. they did that monday. it will hold more value because of the addition of the second wild card. this excitement has the coliseum absolutely jam packed. after last night's win, 10,000 tickets sold immediately for today's game. the first fan in line that i spoke with couldn't score one, but he's not giving up. >> not for today's game, but the division. that's what we're here for this morning. i'll
they beat the texas rangers and they have one game to go. the division title is up for grabs in the last game of the regular season. nbc bay area's christie smith is live at the coliseum where a sellout crowd is gathering for the first pitch. >> reporter: you are hearing a lot of "let's go oakland." we are 90 minutes from game town. everyone hoping for the sweep. people were lined up at the gate at 8:00 trying to get in. tickets for today's game are gone. they are available for...
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the a's are hot after last night's win other the rangers. they've won five in a row to take on the rangers here. they're now tied for first place in the a.l. west. good time to get hot. the amazing part of this is they were 13 games behind the rangers back on june 30th. they revived the season. today's decisive game starting at 12:35. go green. meantime, the giants played spoiler last night. i know they love that. the final game of the season goes off tonight at dodger stadium. one thing to look out for, a possible batting title for mr. buster posey. he had a home run last night. leads the national lead with a .337 average, ten points up on his closest competitor. >>> tech is helping san francisco recover more quickly then just about any other american city. according to a report that will be released a little bit later this morning. our scott mcgrew, the recovery is too fast. >> there's been talk of another bubble but even of a bigger concern, is tech changing what san francisco's all about? the san francisco chamber of commerce this mornin
the a's are hot after last night's win other the rangers. they've won five in a row to take on the rangers here. they're now tied for first place in the a.l. west. good time to get hot. the amazing part of this is they were 13 games behind the rangers back on june 30th. they revived the season. today's decisive game starting at 12:35. go green. meantime, the giants played spoiler last night. i know they love that. the final game of the season goes off tonight at dodger stadium. one thing to...
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west today, beating the texas rangers. and we have some of the best moments from today's game. >> coco, ball game! western division, the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world, and they are the al western division championship. unbelievable! >> unpredictable. >> and that's going to do it for us. thank you so much for joining us. "nightly news" is next, followed by the presidential debates at six is:00.
west today, beating the texas rangers. and we have some of the best moments from today's game. >> coco, ball game! western division, the oakland a's have shocked the rangers and the baseball world, and they are the al western division championship. unbelievable! >> unpredictable. >> and that's going to do it for us. thank you so much for joining us. "nightly news" is next, followed by the presidential debates at six is:00.
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finishing off the first place rangers 12-5 in that season finale. most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season and the season looked like a lost cause at the midway point, but all good now as the green collars roll into the playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i walked the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> that is totally awesome. the guy has good news, he can take a break during the next game. they start against detroit. game 1 saturday, 3:00 p.m. game 2 on sunday, time to be determined. then the a's back home in oakland for game three. that one is also to be determined. >>> meantime giants catcher buster posey finishing the regular season with a big-time honor, winning the national league batting title with .336 batting average. he is the first catch tore take that title since 1942. the giants start their postseason run this saturday taking on the cincinnati reds. that game starts 6:30. game two is also at home on sunday. then for game three, they head out to cincinnati on thursday,
finishing off the first place rangers 12-5 in that season finale. most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season and the season looked like a lost cause at the midway point, but all good now as the green collars roll into the playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i walked the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> that is totally awesome. the guy has good news, he can take a break during the next game. they start against...
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they're going to play either the rangers or the orioles in the a.l. division series. that's starting on sunday. >>> all right. the national league wild card slot will be decided by friday's braves/cardinals game with the winner facing the washington nationals in the n.l. division series starting sunday. >>> let's get a little football in. the nfl has agreed to allow suspended new orleans saints sean payton, mickey loomis and joe vitt to attend the team's game at the superdome on sunday night. >>> and finally in basketball, the nba has adopted a new anti-flopping rule that will fine players for repeated violations. a league official said the exaggerated falls to the floor has "no place in our game." i think us fans can agree on that, right? >>> well, coming up, a scare for ashton kutcher fans and words of advice for honey boo boo. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we're going to tell you about an inspirational cyclist who gives new meaning to the words, no limits. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back and thanks for join
they're going to play either the rangers or the orioles in the a.l. division series. that's starting on sunday. >>> all right. the national league wild card slot will be decided by friday's braves/cardinals game with the winner facing the washington nationals in the n.l. division series starting sunday. >>> let's get a little football in. the nfl has agreed to allow suspended new orleans saints sean payton, mickey loomis and joe vitt to attend the team's game at the superdome...
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the rangers come to the coliseum for three games starting tomorrow. with the division crown up for grabs, as well. if the aed win or angels lose tomorrow the a's win a wild card spot. the a's have a chance, as we mentioned, to win the west if they sweep texas this week. >>> thousands showed up in san francisco this morning to take part in the bridge to bridge run. dubbed america's most beautiful race it starts in the shadow of the bay bridge along the embarcadero and goes to the golden gate bridge. today runners had a perfect view with blue skies and a lot of sunshine. is that a picture-perfect day or what? this is the 35th anniversary of the run and benefits the special olympics. can't get enough of those shots. >>> there were two winning tickets in the super lotto jackpot drawing one ticket was sold at the ocean supermarket. the owner of the mark gets $70,000 for selling that winning ticket. >> fortunate enough to have $14 million winner here at the ocean supermarket. we are very pleased with that. >> this is the first winner they have ever had. >>
the rangers come to the coliseum for three games starting tomorrow. with the division crown up for grabs, as well. if the aed win or angels lose tomorrow the a's win a wild card spot. the a's have a chance, as we mentioned, to win the west if they sweep texas this week. >>> thousands showed up in san francisco this morning to take part in the bridge to bridge run. dubbed america's most beautiful race it starts in the shadow of the bay bridge along the embarcadero and goes to the golden...
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they taken on the rangers one more time for a shot at claiming that crown. we the winner goes to the series bypassing the wild card game. the giants finishing strong on the road. they're not going to take it easy just because they've already punched their ticket. posey has his 24th home run of the season. giants hang on to win, beating the rival dodgers 4-3. it is playoff fever. >> teams are on fire and i love it. >> yeah, feeling good. >>> has more than just baseball though, what's going on in the city even today. >> also, how about some daredevils? at the vatican? the stunt that one man pulled trying to send a message to italy's government. >>> we're looking over here, this message for freement. >>> welcome back, everybody, on a wednesday morning. a nice picturesque shot of san francisco. that is a live shot, if you've been feeling the heat all week long. christina loren will let us know if that's going to chill out a little bit coming up. it is 4:54. >>> san francisco gets busier today. the america's cup sailing races starts with qualifying rounds. plus,
they taken on the rangers one more time for a shot at claiming that crown. we the winner goes to the series bypassing the wild card game. the giants finishing strong on the road. they're not going to take it easy just because they've already punched their ticket. posey has his 24th home run of the season. giants hang on to win, beating the rival dodgers 4-3. it is playoff fever. >> teams are on fire and i love it. >> yeah, feeling good. >>> has more than just baseball...
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they finished off the rangers 12-5 in the season finale. amazing when you think most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season. and the season looked like a lost cause during the midway point. but it's all good news now. all the green and gold roll into playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beer. i watched the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> that's what you call a die-hard fan. he will be able to take a bathroom break during the next game. the a's start the postseason in detroit. game one is saturday at 3:00. game two is sunday, time to be determined. then the a's are back in oakland for game three. that time is also yet to be determined. >>> over on the other side of the bay, a lot of fans probably willing to sacrifice bathrooms and brew for that guy, buster posey wins the national league batting title during the regular season with a .336 batting average. posey, the first catcher to win that title since way back in 1942. the giants start their postseason run at home saturday. they're
they finished off the rangers 12-5 in the season finale. amazing when you think most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season. and the season looked like a lost cause during the midway point. but it's all good news now. all the green and gold roll into playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beer. i watched the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome. >> that's what you call a die-hard fan. he will be able to take a bathroom break during the...
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that is taking on the rangers tonight. they can make it if the angels and rays each lose one more game. >> we go out there and we battle every day. you know, no matter if we win or lose. we will battle to the last out. we feel like we can win every game. >> it is all exciting. it has been great fun. they are so young. they are giving it all their heart. we are enjoying the team. >> at the beginning of the year, it was a bunch of words. they weren't going anywhere. now we're going somewhere. >> right now on the cusp of it. a's fans excited. if they happen to sweep the iÑ win the division crown and skip that one-game wild card playoff. good luck. the game is set for 7:05. >>> if the a's make the playoffs, you have to make serious changes to your weekend plans. check out the events scheduled for the bay area. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival is friday through sunday. fleet week is wednesday through sunday. america's cup racing is tomorrow through sunday and then the 49ers game against the bills on sunday and add to tha
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jonny gomes hit a home run and pitcr travis blakely allowed only one run over six innings to tie the rangers for first place in the a.l. west and force a winner-take-all game against texas tonight. >>> all right. to miami, adam greenberg got his first at-bat since being hit in the head by a pitch seven years ago in his only other mlb appearance. this a lot of people have been following, he signed a one-day contract with the marlins before the game and came in as a pinch-hitter against the mets. everyone was rooting for him, but greenberg struck out in three pitches. the marlins did go in to win it, 4-3 in 11 innings. >>> well, to kansas city where detroit's miguel cabrera picked up two hits and two rbis in the tigers 4-2 loss to the royals. with a .331 average, 44 home runs and 139 rbis cabrera is on the brink of becoming the first triple crown winner in 45 years. we'll wait to see about that. >>> finally in soccer, robin van persie scored two goals for manchester united extending their winning start to the seasons champions league after a 2-1 victory. >> announcer: early today sports is bro
jonny gomes hit a home run and pitcr travis blakely allowed only one run over six innings to tie the rangers for first place in the a.l. west and force a winner-take-all game against texas tonight. >>> all right. to miami, adam greenberg got his first at-bat since being hit in the head by a pitch seven years ago in his only other mlb appearance. this a lot of people have been following, he signed a one-day contract with the marlins before the game and came in as a pinch-hitter against...
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the a's finished off the first place rangers 12-5 in the season finale. amazing when you think most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season and the season looked like a lost cause at the midway point. but it's all good news now as the green collars roll into playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i watched the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome! >> it's a good thing it didn't go into extra innings. he'll be able to take a bathroom break during the next week. the a's start the postseason in detroit. game one is saturday at 3:00. game two sunday, the time still to be determined. then the a's are back in oakland for game three. that time also is to be determined. >> this is going to be fun. it is 6:11. coming up, emptying her piggy bank trying to get her little puppy back. >> i'd be willing to give anything you could have stolen, anything from my room but just not my puppy. >> it is so cute. a little girl's plea to burglars after a south bay dog napping and the way police are stepping in to help out.
the a's finished off the first place rangers 12-5 in the season finale. amazing when you think most experts counted these guys out at the start of the season and the season looked like a lost cause at the midway point. but it's all good news now as the green collars roll into playoffs. >> i didn't go to the bathroom and i didn't have no beers so i watched the whole game. it was awesome. it was awesome! >> it's a good thing it didn't go into extra innings. he'll be able to take a...
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." >> the oakland as have shocked the rangers -- >> reporter: if you were surprised by the as' incredible season, you weren't alone. >> this team is so interesting because i didn't think this was possible. >> reporter: even michael lewis, who literally wroted bo e ethe how oakland turned a small payroll into a big success is surprised. as part of oracle's open world convention, lewis, a wall street trader before becoming an author, talked about the moneyball-era as like a good business gets the most out of their players. >> extremely aggressive. uniquely aggressive about putting players, the players they do have, not interest permanent jobs but into -- not into permanent jobs but into the role on the field, the situations in which they're most likely to succeed. >> reporter: he also talked about how like in silicon valley, hiring managers are more important than ever in baseball. some of the tech industry even call it the moneyball effect. >> the industry has basically acknowledged that the big job is personnel selection. it's putting the right players in uniform. and the micromanagement
." >> the oakland as have shocked the rangers -- >> reporter: if you were surprised by the as' incredible season, you weren't alone. >> this team is so interesting because i didn't think this was possible. >> reporter: even michael lewis, who literally wroted bo e ethe how oakland turned a small payroll into a big success is surprised. as part of oracle's open world convention, lewis, a wall street trader before becoming an author, talked about the moneyball-era as...
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oakland has two more games against the rangers. if they win outright, they win the division. >>> the giants are worried about buster posey. he was pulled from the game with back spasms. posey will be reevaluated today. >>> and san francisco's all aglow with giants fever. the giants open the playoffs on saturday. matt cain will be on the hill. they play game two on sunday. the opponent is to be determined. >>> the forecast is ever so important. let's get a look at it now with christina. >> starting with a live picture and crystal clear conditions over the city by the bay. it is rare to get the clarity during the first week of october. if you have tickets to the a's game, it is 75 degrees there now. 7:00 p.m. when the game starts, you can wear the tank tops. 103 in places like gilroy. mike. >>> let's look out over here. the san jose shot cleared up in the last five minutes. 101 is picking up slow downs at 880 and 280. very slow in san jose up to santa clara. here is your southbound 880 drive. sticky past the truck scales and into mis
oakland has two more games against the rangers. if they win outright, they win the division. >>> the giants are worried about buster posey. he was pulled from the game with back spasms. posey will be reevaluated today. >>> and san francisco's all aglow with giants fever. the giants open the playoffs on saturday. matt cain will be on the hill. they play game two on sunday. the opponent is to be determined. >>> the forecast is ever so important. let's get a look at it...
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they need one more win to clinch a playoff spot which could come today against the texas rangers. they could make it if the angels and rays each lose a game. tonight's home game gets under way at 7:05. go a's. we will have a look at weather and traffic after this. >>> if you are just waking up and joining us, temperatures are close to 80 degrees in some cities. it will be a scorcher. you can see the reason why. san bruno with no low clouds. look at the temperatures. 71 in concord. 67 in oakland. 67 in san francisco. gilroy is the hot spot at 75. it is a spare the air day. we have an unhealthy day out the there. cooler and cloudy weather arrives into the weekend. let's check the drive with mike. >>> here is the bay bridge on the maps. slow down to the east shore freeway. no major accidents approaching that direction. south 880, smooth drive through hayward. slow through fremont and funneling down through 680. northbound route still trying to recover from the early morning onslaught. look at that as well as 85. laura, back to you. >>> thank you for joining us. another local news upd
they need one more win to clinch a playoff spot which could come today against the texas rangers. they could make it if the angels and rays each lose a game. tonight's home game gets under way at 7:05. go a's. we will have a look at weather and traffic after this. >>> if you are just waking up and joining us, temperatures are close to 80 degrees in some cities. it will be a scorcher. you can see the reason why. san bruno with no low clouds. look at the temperatures. 71 in concord. 67...